Yearly Archives: 2010

Illuminating the Science: Art and Climate Change

April 18, 2010newsBiological Oceanographer, Climate Change Science, Climatologist, Columbia University, Communication Experts, Cynthia Hopkins, Day Co, Doherty Earth Observatory, Earth Day, Earth Institute, Environmental Decisions, Future Connections, Gavin Schmidt, Informative Program, Klaus Lackner, Lenfest Center, Lisa Phillips, Martin E Segal, Nasa Goddard Institute, Science Art, Theatre Artist

The vision of climate change provided by the arts complements the analytical information given by the science. The landscape of numbers can be populated by dreams in the form of images, dance or music, leading to a more complete understanding of how our planet works. Join The Earth Institute, Columbia University; the Segal Center; and artists, scientists, and communication experts working across multiple disciplines in an inspirational, informative program to explore present and future connections between the arts and climate change science. In honor of Earth Day. Co-curated by Lisa Phillips.

3 p.m. & 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 22, 2010
Martin E. Segal Theatre. Free!

Afternoon session at 3:00 p.m. will feature:

Gavin Schmidt, climatologist, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Stephen Pekar, geologist, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College, City University of New York
Britta Riley, artist, entrepreneur
Jeremy Pickard, theatre artist
Moderated by Sabine Marx, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, Columbia University.

Evening session at 6:30 p.m. will feature:

Klaus Lackner, geophysicist, Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University
Katie Holten, visual artist
Ajit Subramaniam, biological oceanographer, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Cynthia Hopkins, performing artist
Jon Braman, rapper-songwriter
Moderated by Lisa Phillips, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, The Earth Institute, Columbia University

Illuminating the Science: Art and Climate Change

Lisa Phillips

is the Assistant Director for the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, where she manages programs and funding initiatives for cutting-edge scientific research in alternative energy. She enjoys bringing together artists and scientists to maximize the impact of, and appreciation for, their work. She comes from the nonprofit performing arts sector, where she held roles as a producer, booking agent, general manager, and consultant. She served as the Director of Booking for MAPP International Productions, representing inter/national contemporary dance, theater, and multi-disciplinary artists.Â www.energy.columbia.edu

EarthÂ is at a critical crossroads. While revolutionary advances in science and technology have lifted humanity to new heights of prosperity and longevity in many parts of the world, hundreds of millions of people are vulnerable to the impacts of hazards and natural disasters, extreme poverty, infectious disease and a host of other challenges. At the same time, human activity, especially in the last 100 years, is threatening the health of the environment and potentially posing risks of unprecedented magnitude to our shared future.

TheÂ EarthÂ Institute, Columbia University is the worldâ€™s leading academic center addressing the challenges of sustainable development. Our mission is to mobilize the sciences, education and public policy to achieve a sustainableÂ Earth. TheÂ EarthÂ Instituteâ€™s overarching goal is to help achieve sustainable development primarily by expanding the worldâ€™s understanding ofÂ EarthÂ as one integrated system. We work toward this goal through scientific research, education and the practical application of research for solving real-world challenges. With 850 scientists, postdoctoral fellows, staffÂ and students working in and across more than 30 Columbia University research centers, theÂ EarthÂ Institute is helping to advance nine interconnected global issues: climate and society, water, energy, poverty, ecosystems, public health, food and nutrition, hazards and urbanization. With Columbia University as its foundation, theÂ EarthÂ Institute draws upon the scientific rigor, technological innovation and academic leadership for which the University is known.

3 p.m. & 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 22, 2010
Martin E. Segal Theatre. Free!

GSD Research Centers: The Mission of the Zofnass Program for Infrastructure Sustainability

April 17, 2010newsAcademic Experts, Alpha Version, Conference Registration, Construction Finance, Design Construction, Developed Countries, Development Distribution, Future Conference, Harvard Community, Harvard Students, Harvard University Graduate, Harvard University Graduate School, Industry Experts, Infrastructure Projects, Infrastructure Rehabilitation, International Cities, Professional Credits, Registration Registration, Scale Projects, Sustainable Cities, University Graduate School

Attendees may receive ASLA and AICP professional credits

The Mission of the Zofnass Program for Infrastructure Sustainability at Harvard University Graduate School of Design is to support the development, distribution, and adoption of an independent, third-party benchmark for the sustainability of infrastructure and large-scale projects. This conference marks the release of the alpha version of the Zofnass Rating System, which has been developed in collaboration with the engineering industry and academic experts.

The conference will identify many challenges of sustainability, including the need for infrastructure rehabilitation in developed countries. Through the introduction of the Zofnass Rating System, sustainability metrics will be discussed as well as the branding of sustainability through the adoption of certification and rating systems. Industry experts, along with government officials from major U.S. and international cities, will address the specific challenges of sustainability for infrastructure projects of varying types. Analysis of existing strategies and case studies on sustainable cities will enable us to ask how the planning, design, construction, finance, and operation of infrastructure can contribute to a more sustainable future.

Conference Program

Conference Registration

Free for Current Harvard Community and Public Agency/Government Officials.

$50 Non-Harvard Students & GSD Alumni.

$100 Academic and Non-Profit Employees.

$250 Industry Professionals

Fallen Fruit: SHOW US HOW YOU EAT

April 16, 2010newsArt Culture, Contact, Culture And Politics, E Mail Address, Endless Images, Endless Stream, Exhibition, Food Art, Fruits, Inclusion, June 27, Lacma, Meditation, Mouths, Ongoing Project, Participants, Participatory, Presents, Video Project, Youtube

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1EVMWpO8VA

Fallen Fruit introduces Show Us How You Eat, a participatory online video project, 2010, and is seeking your videos of eating, up to 60 seconds in length.

Though there are endless images of food in art, and even still images of food in peoples mouths, we realize there is very little documentation of people actually eating. In Show Us How You Eat we solicit participants around the world on YouTube to send us one-minute clips of them eating not preparing, cutting, or cooking, but actually eating, chewing and swallowing food. These clips are combined into an endless stream of smiling mastication, a meditation on the act of eating that connects each and every one of us.

A selection of the videos submitted to Show Us How You Eat will be included in an exhibition, Fallen Fruit Presents The Fruit of LACMA (June 27-November 7, 2010), as part of EATLACMA, a year-long investigation into food, art, culture and politics.

HOW TO ENTER

Contact information: In order for your work to be considered please include your name and e-mail address with your entry.

Deadline: This is an ongoing project, but in order to be considered for inclusion in the Fallen Fruit Presents the Fruits of LACMA exhibition, submit your entry before May 31.

MORE INFO HERE:Â YouTube – SHOW US HOW YOU EAT.

PLAND New Initiative Proclaims: Practice Liberating Art Through Necessary Dislocation

April 16, 2010newsAlternative Communities, Amazing Things, Chamisa, Dislocation, Gmail, Immediate Release March, Inaugural Project, Launch, Motley Crew, Mundane Activities, Open Sky, Parcel Of Land, Pland, Rio Grande, Rio Grande Gorge, Sage Brush, Sangre De Cristo, Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Taos Mesa, Taos New Mexico, Taos Pueblo, Work Parties

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Erin Elder

pland.info@gmail.com

NEW INITIATIVE PROCLAIMS:

PRACTICE LIBERATING ART THROUGH NECESSARY DISLOCATION!

www.itspland.org

TAOS, NEW MEXICO â€“ Announcing the formal launch of PLAND, an off-the-grid residency program that supports the development of experimental and research-based projects in the context of the Taos mesa.Â PLAND was conceived of and founded in July 2009, when creative trio Erin Elder, Nina Elder, and Nancy Zastudil banded together to acquire a small parcel of land near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Rio Grande Gorge. The arid plot is currently void of amenities such as water and electricity, with terrain defined by sage brush, chamisa, and breath-taking vistas of open sky. The region is home to alternative communities including the Taos Pueblo, several Earthship developments, and a scattering of off-the-grid homesteaders.

The three founders describe PLAND as:

â€œA program that focuses on open-ended projects that facilitate collaboration, experimentation, and hyper-local engagement. We do not hold expectations about prescribed outcomes. We privilege process over product. We believe artists can do amazing things when supported and encouraged in new contexts. We believe that no context exists like that of the Taos mesa.

We find our inspiration in a legacy of pioneers, entrepenuers, homesteaders, artists, and other counterculturalists who â€“ through both radical and mundane activities â€“ reclaim and reframe a land-based notion of the American Dream.â€

During Summer 2010, PLAND will host a motley crew of thinkers and doers in a series of work parties, idea-testing workshops, and inaugural project-based residencies in order to transform the land into a more inhabitable outpost while challenging artists to create, experiment, and produce their own work within this unique context. These activities are funded in part by The Idea Fund and supported by the hard work of students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Please note that the application deadline isÂ May 10th and due via email.

PLAND.

The Earth Awards Launches a Global Search for Sustainable Innovations

April 15, 2010Announcements, news, Open CallsBill Graham, Bill Mckibben, David Derothschild, Designers, Earth, Ecological Value, Fashion Products, Global Innovations, Global Search, Graham Hill, Information Visit, London, Opportunity, Originality, Richard Branson, Scalability, Social Justice, Submissions, Treehugger, Yves Behar

From May 3rd to May 10th, submissions are open for the 2010 Earth Awardsâ€”an opportunity for innovative designers to win between $10,000 and $50,000. Awards will be handed out at a ceremony in London on September 16th, 2010.

Submissions will be judged by an illustrious panel that includes Yves Behar, Richard Branson, David DeRothschild, Bill McKibben, and TreeHugger Founder Graham Hill.

Designs must fit into one of six categoriesâ€”Built Environment, Fashion, Products, Systems, Future and Social Justiceâ€”and will be judged on achievability,

scalability, measurablility, usefulness, originality, ecological value.

For more information, visit theearthawards.org

The Earth Awards Launches a Global Search for Sustainable Innovations : TreeHugger.

WOOLOO.ORG – 3RD BAGASBAS BEACH INTERNATIONAL ECO-ARTS FESTIVAL 2010

April 13, 2010Announcements, ConferencesArt Environment, Art Festival, Camarines Norte Philippines, Cv, Daet Camarines Norte, Daet Camarines Norte Philippines, Eco, Facebook, Furniture Artists, Installation Art, Interested Artists, Proposals, Public Furniture, Sketch, sustainability, Third Iteration, Twitter, Video Art, Video Artists, Wooloo

We are accepting proposals for three sections of the 3rd BBIEAF 2010 to be held in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines from May 30 till June 6, 2010. On its third iteration, the BBIEAF is still a community-based art festival that links up Art, Environment and Sustainability. The three main divisions are Installation Art, Video Art and Public Furniture. Artists are immersed in their respective adoptive communities, and together with the members of those communities, construct large-scale bamboo installations on the beach. Video artists will have their works shown in and around the town of Daet.

Interested artists can send a sketch of their installation proposal as well as their CV, or in the case of video art, a clip of their videos and a CV, and in case of the public furniture, a sketch Â and a CV.

Please email all submissions to bbieaf@yahoo.com. Follow us @bbieaf at Twitter and bbieaf camnorte on Facebook.

WOOLOO.ORG – 3RD BAGASBAS BEACH INTERNATIONAL ECO-ARTS FESTIVAL 2010.

OUR MAGNIFICENT EARTH:Loomstate Celebrates The 40th Anniversary Of Earth Day

April 13, 2010Announcements40th Anniversary, Aska, Bowery St, Chris Taylor, Coco Fashion, Dj Chris, Drummers, Earth Day, Free Bus, Grizzly Bear, Hisham, Keds, Kid Millions, Lichens, Loomstate, Magnificent Earth, Perrier, Psychic Readings, Rogan, St Friends

40 Drummers Ceremony Led By Hisham Akira Bharoocha (SOFT CIRCLE)
Kid Millions (ONEIDA)
Butchy Fuego (PIT ER PAT / ASKA)
Benjamin Vida (SOFT CIRCLE)
Robert AA Lowe (LICHENS)
DJ Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear)
Psychic Readings
Face Painting

Wednesday, April 14th
7-10pm

GOOD UNITS AT HUDSON
356 West 58th St (Between 8th + 9th Ave)

RSVP@LOOMSTATE.ORG

Free Bus Pick Up On The Bowery Every 30 Minutes From 6:30PM-9:00PM
From: ROGAN STORE, 330 Bowery ST (Corner Of Bond)
To: GOOD UNITS AT HUDSON, 356 W 58th ST

FRIENDS OF LOOMSTATE: PAMELA LOVE, GOOD UNITS AT HUDSON, KEDS, PERRIER, VITA COCO, FASHION LOVES, TRACKSTAR, SPOKE VISUALS, and THE SMILE.

LONG HORIZONS: An exploration of Art and Climate Change

April 12, 2010AnnouncementsAntony Gormley, Art Artists, Behavioural Change, British Council, Change Agenda, Climate Change, Creative Solutions, Diana Liverman, Emotional Engagement, Global Arts, Global Scale, Horizons, Jackson Professor, Jay Griffiths, Kt Tunstall, Local Solutions, Locality, Personal Reflections, Professor Tim, Tim Jackson

Long Horizons is a collection of personal reflections about art, artists and climate change. Commissioned by the British Council working withÂ Julieâ€™s Bicycle the piece includes contributions from Antony Gormley, Jay Griffiths, Professor Tim Jackson, Professor Diana Liverman and KT Tunstall.

Click here to download Long Horizons as a pdf.

Antony Gormley’s essay appears inÂ The Guardian Review on Saturday February 13th.

You can read the full article by clicking here.

Click here to read a blog post on Long Horizons by Michaela Crimmin, Director of Arts, RSA.

Arts, Climate Change and Sustainability

Climate change is one of the defining issues of the age. It is affecting, or will affect, everyone on the planet, though differences in infrastructure and locality profoundly affect vulnerability. One size will not fit all and local communities will need to find creative solutions that respond to their specific vulnerabilities and needs. The impact of climate change will be social and cultural as well as environmental and economic, and solutions need to be social and cultural as well as technical and scientific.

Arts, Climate Change and Sustainability is a British Council programme aimed at harnessing the inspirational qualities of the arts, along with the trust felt towards artists, to demystify and energise the debate about climate change. By energising and invigorating others, it will help find creative and local solutions to the challenge of climate security and encourage the necessary behavioural change in the UK and internationally. Art and artists can help move the climate change agenda from intellectual understanding to emotional engagement, and then on to action.

Just as the challenge of climate change is international and inter-connected in nature, so is the global arts market, and any attempt to create change needs to happen on a global scale. The British Council, with its vast network, is one of the very few agencies able to create dialogues and communities of interest around this subject with leaders and opinion-formers in governments, funding agencies, NGOs, and our cultural analogues in the UK and worldwide. These institutions and individuals share an interest in the support and promotion of their artistsâ€™ work, and we will work with them to strengthen understanding of the role that artists can play in the fight against climate change, and the need to support and encourage that role. This will include working together to facilitate sustainable practices around the international presentation and touring of art and artists.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/climatechange-longhorizons.htm